Kapiti Karate Academy

Grading Exam Criteria
Yellow Belt to Orange Belt
8th Grade to 7th Grade
Hachi Kyu to Sichi Kyu

KIHON

• Zenkutsu dachi Gedan barai

• 3 steps forward - Chudan tsuki

• Mawate

• 3 steps forward (towards the back of the dojo) - Age uke

• Mawate

• 3 steps forward - Soto uke

• 3 steps backward - Gedan barai

• 3 steps forward - Gedan kakewake uke,  Mae geri

• Stand feet together - 5 Yoko geri keage each side

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KIHON KUMITE

• Attacker = Zenkutsudachi Gedan barai

• Defender = Haikudachi.  

• Attack Jodan tsuki / Defend step back to Zenkutsu dachi Age uke.  

• Attack Chudan tsuki / Defend step back to Zenkutsu dachi Gedan barai.